501: getting too hot even for the cat

[TopCat99]

My 501 tends to get *really* warm. So warm, in fact, the cat that usually sleeps on the receivers now avoids it. I've noticed after it's been on all day that I can't hold my hand on it for more than a few seconds. I have yet to notice the cooling fan come on, though.

Should I be concerned? I guess if it starts locking up, then I'll know it's a problem :p

[TomCat]

You can fry an egg on a Replay

[EvanS]

maybe you just need to blow all the hair out of it?? :lol:

[TopCat99]

It's a week old :lol:

(But that is the case rather often with the computers ;))

[bentbike1]

1 it is normal for these units to heat up but never have your animals sleep on theses devices 2 get a small fan and run air over the unit also make sure the unit is not in a case with no air then keep a thermometer near it and keep record of the temp if it continues to rise there may be a problem

[TopCat99]

Well I understand things got hot. I'm one of those ppl with six fans in his very-overclocked computer ;)

What concerns me is it gets that hot but the fan still does not turn on.

I guess I should've phrased this differently: how hot must the 501 get before the fan kicks on?

[James_F]

Originally posted by bentbike1
1 it is normal for these units to heat up but never have your animals sleep on theses devices

Ever try and tell a cat to not do something... Doesn't happen. :p

[TopCat99]

Exactly. My cats and I have a mutual respect now. I gave up on trying to be a dictator when they started rebelling (read: chewing thru everything from cat 5 cables to my telegraph key).

And just look at my avatar. Could you say "no" to those cuuute widdle faces? :lol:

[James_F]

Yea, just like thise two goofballs...

http://members.cox.net/jamesf1/cats/photos/bellesimon.jpg

[bentbike1]

if there are fans and your not hearing them then you have a issue with the fan and should call tech support and have your system replaced i have a older 700 series the web tv i dont heaaaaaar a fan but it may not have one i havd a tivo so it had a fan on the back if there is a fan there will be a hole with a grill put your hand near there and see if air moves out

[Skimaniac]

We own five cats..yep that's right five! ;)
And if one of them started chewing on my computer wires... :eek2:
There'd be trouble!
J/K But..I wouldn't be to happy about it!

[cnsf]

I think my asthma is acting up just reading this thread.....

***WHHHEEEEZZZEEEEEEEE********

[cnsf]

HAve you thought that maybe some of the cat hair getting into the device may be acting like insulation making it hotter?

[Skimaniac]

How many cats do you own Topcat99?
What Cnsf says makes sence..go get out the ol' vacume
cleaner! :lol:

[TopCat99]

Scroll up. I said this thing is a week old :p

Having 6-8 fans in your overclocked computers teaches you very quickly the nsulating properties of cat hair ;)

[Skimaniac]

You'd have to have a lot of cats in order for it to have cloged up with hair in just a week! :p

[DarrellP]

TopCat, mine is in a fairly tight space with barely a hair for ventilation on top and it runs fairly cool and I've never heard a fan kick on. I feel it to make sure it's not getting too hot after I've had it running for a few hours or have left it on overnight.

My 6000 is a different story, with the OTA mod, it gets quite warm, especially since I yanked out the extremely noisey fan, but I give it a space of it's own and it has plenty of ventilation. If it gets too warm (summer), I put an auxillary fan blowing on it.

[SkiManiac]

Talking about Hot stuff..
In the summer my computer heats up so much! Does this happen to any of you? It also starts making a low "To hot to be turned on" sound. Not to change the subject.. I'm just curious?

[TopCat99]

Wait until a fan dies at 4:30 in the morning and your temp alarm goes off. First time it happened I thought it was the smoke alarm :lol:

[SkiManiac]

:lol:
Hopefully it'll never come to that.

[cnsf]

I always run the AC for a few minutes before turning it on. I also turned off the hardware monitoring alarms....it'll cool off soon enough.... :D

[raj2001]

Originally posted by TomCat
You can fry an egg on a Replay

Same with UltimateTV, even when it's turned off (but still plugged in)

[raj2001]

Originally posted by TopCat99
(read: chewing thru everything from cat 5 cables to my telegraph key).


R U a ham?

[TopCat99]

Originally posted by raj2001


R U a ham?

Yeppers :D -.. . -. ...-- -..- .--. ..-.

[TopCat99]

That was all spaced, but the board ran it together... ;)

[SkiManiac]

Originally posted by TomCat
You can fry an egg on a Replay

:lol: Think of it this way Topcat...
If your stove ever broke you could cook supper on it!